Combined hay, stock, and fowl rack.



L. BOLDIG.

COMBINED HAY, STOCK, AND FOWL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1011.

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LOUIS BOIJDIG, 01F TIGERTON, WISCONSIN.

COMBINED HAY, STOCK, AND FOWL RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31,1912.

Application filed August 7, 1911. Serial No. 642,789.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS BOLDIG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tigerton, in the county of Shawano and State of WVisconsin,have invented a new and useful Combined Hay, Stock, and Fowl Rack, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invent-ion relates to an improved construction of racks adapted forapplication to an ordinary farm wagon box for forming a hay or grainrack, it having side wings placed vertically above the usual side boardsand correspondingly high end boards for carrying small live stock suchas sheep, calves, 620., two tiers high of side wings, the upper of whichI term basket sides, with suitable end boards for carrying large livestock, and said basket sides fitted to the side wings at rightanglestherewith, and with the side wings horizontally arranged, forming a finehay, grain bundle rack, &c., and with said wings vertically arrangedforming a fowl carrying rack, and thus making with the usual wagon box,six different shaped receptacles for carrying the various products ofthe farm, and the object of the improvement is, to provide the variousstyles of racks required in farming, stock and fowl raising, which canbe applied to a single wagon box of the usual type.

My improvements are shown in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ordinary wagon box, fitted forreceiving the racks for its several purposes. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof an ordinary wagon box, as in Fig. 1, with its side wings in avertical position thereon, for carrying corn, root crops and small livestock. Fig. 3 is a rear end view of the wagon box with a side winghinged to it upon opposite sides and lying nearly horizontal, with thebasket sides arranged vertically, from their outer edges, and suitingthe rack for carrying bundles of grain, fine hay, &c. Fig. 4 is an endelevation of the wagon box with its side wings vertically arrangedthereon, and the basket sides of Fig. 8, nearly meeting and serving as acover to the rack for a live fowl carrying rack. Fig. 5 is an edgeelevation of one portion of a hinge which is used at each end of thewagon box. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of said hinge. Fig. 7 is an edgeelevation of one portion of a hinge which is used intermediate the endsof the Wagon box. Fig.

8 is a side elevation of said hinge. Fig. 9 is an end elevation of awagon box, with side wings horizontally arranged, as is suited forcarrying hay. Fig. 10 is an end elevation, with side wings and basketsides arranged vertically, as is best suited for carrying large livestock, and its rear end board hinged at its lower edge and fallenvertically downward from the rear end of the wagon. Fig. 11 is an edgeelevation of a companion hinge member to Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 12 is anedge elevation of the companion hinge member to Figs. 7 and 8. Fig. 13is a side elevation of the companion hinge member to F 7 and 8. Fig. 1 1is a side elevation of a brace rod which is hinged at its upper endbetween the ears at the upper end of Fig. 12. Fig. 15, is an edgeelevation of Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a plan of an eye bolt used upon theside wings. Fig. 17 is a plan of a slotted eye bolt which is used uponthe high end boards. Figs. 1 and 2 are upon a smaller scale than theothers.

Similar numerals and letters indicate like parts in the several views.

The wagon box like the usual box upon farm wagons is formed of aplurality of cross sills 1 and 2, the former being placed near the endsof the box and being substantially as long as the width of the box andthe latter being spaced from the end sills and extending outward adistance from each side of the box, the box being of a width for fittingbetween the usual stakes in the forward and rear bolsters of the axles.Additional cross sills 3, may be secured in position for fitting betweensaid bolsters as is usual. A bottom 4, is secured to the cross sills andside boards 5, erected at each side of the box, of such dimensions asthe use of the box requires.

Bolted to each side board with bolts 5, and their threaded ends passedthrough the bottom 4t and end cross sills and secured thereto with nuts6, are hinge members 7 (see Figs. 5 and G). Bolted to each side boardwith bolts 8, and their threaded ends passed through the bottom 4 andintermediate cross sills 2, and secured thereto with nuts 9, are hingemembers 10, (see Figs. 7 and 8). The members 10, are also secured to thecross sills 2, with bolts 11. An end board a, of the usual type slippeddown between two battens I), each side of the box at the forward endthereof, as is shown in Figs. 3 and 9, one batten. each side of the boxonly being shown, is provided, and a rear end board 12, hinged withhinges 0, to the rear end. of the wagon and its ends fitted to shut intorabbets d, formed in the rear ends of the side boards is arranged toswing down ward, as is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, and in heavylines in Fig. 10, with an addition to it for holding stock, as will befurther explained. Said end boards being in position, the wagon box asthus far explained, is adapted for all the uses of the usual wagon boxupon a farm, and the hinge members, while strengthening the box, in noway i11- terfere with its use. The side wings 13, each consists of aplurality of boards 14, the length of the wagon box, secured to crosspieces 15, one cross piece to each hinge member, 7 and 10, upon eachside of the box. The two cross pieces at the ends of the wings havesecured to them with bolts or screws, as 16, hinge members 17, which arefitted to be connected with the members 7, through the eye 19.

The two intermediate cross pieces have secured to them with bolts 16,hinge members 18, which are adapted to be connected with the members 10,through the eye 19. The hinge member 17, is simply a plain piece of flatbar iron having an eye 19, through which a pintle 20, can pass andthrough the eye 21, in the ears 22, of the member 7, and connect themembers 7 and 17, together. The hinge members 18, are like pieces ofiron having an eye 19, at one end for connection with ears 22, upon themember 10, and at their upper ends an eye 23, to which brace rods 24,are hinged, said brace rods being adapted in length to pass through theaperture 25, in the hinge members 10, and abut against the angular part26, of the members 10, for supporting the side wings 13, in a nearlyhorizontal position, and also, hold the wings vertical by its lower ends27, resting upon the top of the part 10, just outside of the ears 22where a horizontally arranged seat is formed for receiving the lower endof said brace rod. A spring button 28, is pivoted to the hinge member18, and arranged to swing across the bar and hold it in position when itis desired to hold the side wing vertical and thereby prevent anyjarring of the wagon from permitting the side wing to fall from itsvertical position. It will be observed that hinge members having a bracerod are only on the intermediate hinges, the end ones not requiring themfor the reason that each end of the side wings is provided with a tierod 29, which is connected to the wing by means of an eye bolt 30, ofsufficient capacity for receiving the eye 31, of its own tie rod and thehook 32, of the tie rod upon the opposite side wing, when said wings arein a vertical position, but when said wings are in a horizontalposition, said tie rods are connected with slotted eye bolts 33, uponthe end board extensions 34, the end board 34, being upward extension ofend board a or 12, attached to vertical strips 35, to which boards 36are nailed, said strips being slipped into sockets 37, which are shownas being secured to the end board 12, in Fig. 4. With side wingsarranged vertically, as in Fig. 2, the rack is adapted for carryingsmall live stock, but for larger stock higher inclosing walls arerequired and the basket sides 38, are provided. These consist of pieces39, corresponding in number and spacing apart, with the cross pieces 15,of

the side wings, and of a length exceeding b a few inches, one half thewidth of the wagon box. Boards 40, are secured to said cross pieces withnails or otherwise. The

upper end of each cross piece 15, is provided 3 with a loop 41, formedof suitable band iron and pivoted at 42, to a cross piece 15, at such apoint thereon as will allowthe loops to receive an end of a cross piece39, parallel with the cross pieces 15, as in Fig. 10, or at right angleswith them as in Figs. 3 and 4. In the former position, they provideadditional height for adapting the rack for carrying live stock as isshown in Fig. 10. When the loops are not in use, as in Fig. 9, they willhang downward. 1n the position at right angles with the cross pieces 15,as in Fig. 3, they provide additional retaining means for fine hay,bundles of grain, &c., and when the side wings are vertical, as in Fig.4, they form with the side wings and end board extensions 34, aninclosure for carrying fowls. g

It may be noted that an extra pair of end boards corresponding with theheight of the side wings and basket sides, as in Fig. 10, should beprovided for carrying large live stock, as is shown by therepresentation in dotted lines in Fig. 10, of the upper portion of theend board. The usual ladder 43, may be supported in any suitable mannerat the forward end of the wagon.

The end board 12, is provided with a groove 44, under the strap hinges0, which is adapted to receive the rod 45, said rod having a thumb nuthead 46, at one end, is threaded at the other and provided with a longnut 47, the rod being adapted for being run along the groove under thestraps of...

the hinges for holding the end board closed. The rear end board beinghinged to the wagon from its lower edge, it can be swung down and usedas a shoveling board in unloading, or when the end board extension 34,is attached to it, it can be swung downward and used as a gang plank inloading stock, it being held at any desired angle by means of chainlinks 48, temporarily connected therewith, into which the hooks 32 ofthe,

tie rods 29, can be hooked. The basket sides 38, are provided at eachend with eye bolts 50, with which rods 49, are hinged and connect withstaples 51, upon the highest end board extension and when the basketsides are arranged vertically, as in Fig. 10, the extended end boardscan be provided with staples with which the tie rods of the basket sidescan be connected. In Fig. 2, the pintle of the hinges of the side wings,on account of its small scale, is represented as a straight pin providedwith a head. In practice this style of pintle is not used, it beingunsafe, and I have devised a pintle with a portion of its length pivotedto the main portion. This is shown in the pintle 20, in the eyes of thehinge member 7, in Fig. 6.

A hinged part a, is pivoted at f, to the main part of the pin, one endof the part 6,

being heavier than the other it will assume a vertical position byreason of said heavy end after its insertion, and no amount of jarringof the wagon can displace it, the pintle having a head 9, at one end andthe hinged part 0, at the other both naturally hanging downward so thatits removal without manual operation is impossible.

The tie rods 29, are each provided with a flattened space 52, which willadmit the rod, when the wings are vertical, to the swiveled eye boltbelow it, through the slot h, of the eye, and permit the tie rod toslide through the eye and allow the side wings to be swung down to thehay rack position, while the rods cannot be jarred out of the eye boltsin passing over rough ground and allow the side wings to fall belowtheir horizontal position.

Havin described my invention, what I claim anc desire to secure byLetters Patent, is,-

In a wagon rack having the usual side boards, cross sills and side wingshinged to the side boards, a hinge for connecting the side wing to aside board, consisting of a lower and upper member pivotally connected,each formed of a flat bar of metal, the lower member secured to theinner side of a side board and having a right-angled bend outward at thetop of said side board, cars between which the upper member is pivotallymounted, a horizontally arranged extension of the part between saidears, an abutment below said extension in the same vertical planetherewith, with its outer face at an angle with the side boards, anupper hinge member secured to the side wings transversely thereof, abrace bar consisting of a straight bar of metal hinged to the uppermember near the top thereof, a square or flat lower end thereto adaptedto fit closely upon said horizontally arranged extension of the lowermember at the instant when the two hinge members are swung into aparallel position relative to each other, and against said abutment whenthe hinge members are at a nearly right angle with each other, and

means for holding the brace bar against the upper hinge member when it1s in parallel relation with 1ts companion hinge member.

LOUIS BOLDIG. V

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